袁家军会见怡和集团执行主席班哲明·凯瑟克一行

Yuan Jiajun Meeting with the Delegation of Ben Keswick， Executive Chairman of Jardine Matheson

10月9日，市委书记袁家军会见了怡和集团执行主席班哲明·凯瑟克一行。

怡和集團董事许立庆、孙燕军，香港置地集团公司执行董事凌常峰，市领导陈新武、张国智参加。

袁家军代表市委、市政府对班哲明·凯瑟克一行来渝深化合作表示热烈欢迎，感谢怡和集团长期以来对重庆发展的大力支持。袁家军说，当前重庆正在全面贯彻中共二十大精神，扎实推动成渝地区双城经济圈、西部陆海新通道等国家战略落地实施，加快构建现代化产业体系，积极推进数字重庆、美丽重庆建设。深化渝港合作为企业在渝发展提供了广阔空间。希望双方发挥各自优势、深化沟通交流，共享发展机遇，围绕建设国际消费中心城市、推动城市有机更新、拓展国际市场等领域加强合作，实现更高水平的互利共赢。

班哲明·凯瑟克介绍了怡和集团在渝发展情况。他说，重庆是一座开放进取的城市。怡和集团与重庆有着深厚历史渊源和高度战略契合，将进一步坚定在渝投资信心，发挥自身优势，整合优质资源，积极助力重庆高质量发展，携手共创美好明天。

怡和集团，有关区和市有关部门负责人参加。

On October 9， Yuan Jiajun， Secretary of the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee， met the delegation of Ben Keswick， Executive Chairman of Jardine Matheson.

Those present also included David Hsu and Steve Sun， Directors of Jardine Matheson， Ling Changfeng， Executive Director of Hongkong Land， and municipal leaders Chen Xinwu and Zhang Guozhi.

On behalf of the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee and Chongqing Municipal Government， Yuan Jiajun extended a warm welcome to Ben Keswick and his delegation for their visit to deepen cooperation with Chongqing and thanked Jardine Matheson for its long-standing support for the citys development. He noted that Chongqing is implementing the guiding principles of the 20th CPC National Congress on all fronts， putting into practice national strategies such as the Chengdu-Chongqing Twin-Hub Mega-Region and the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor （ILSTC）， accelerating the building of a modern industrial system， and pushing forward with the Digital Chongqing Initiative and the Beautiful Chongqing Initiative. He stated that closer Chongqing-Hong Kong cooperation has generated a vast space for business growth in Chongqing. He hoped that the two sides give full play to their respective advantages， deepen communication and exchange， share development opportunities， and strengthen cooperation in areas such as the building of an international consumption center， urban renewal， and the expansion of the global market， to achieve mutual benefits and win-win outcomes at a higher level.

Ben Keswick briefed on Jardine Mathesons development in Chongqing. He mentioned that Chongqing， an open-minded and enterprising city， has historical ties and shares many common strategic interests with Jardine Matheson. As such， Jardine Matheson will be more determined to invest in Chongqing and leverage its strengths to integrate quality resources to contribute to the citys high-quality development and brighter future.

Personnel from Jardine Matheson and heads of relevant districts and municipal departments also attended the meeting.